“I think Nolan was the best draft pick we could have got at that point in time,” said Johnson. “I was surprised he didn't go earlier. That gives us three or four strong point guards.” http://probasketballnews.com/story/?storyid=1452
Re: Blazers point guard Armon Johnson talks championship, drafting Nolan Smith, and B I'd rather have three or four GOOD point guards than three or four strong ones.
Re: Blazers point guard Armon Johnson talks championship, drafting Nolan Smith, and B I'd trade them all for CP3 or Dwill
Re: Blazers point guard Armon Johnson talks championship, drafting Nolan Smith, and B If you don't start talking Title's your never going to come close to reaching one. Just because the Blazers have failed to get out of the first round, is no means to declare that as the goal. They need to shoot higher, I like AJ's outlook. Furthermore, I think if he took control and played smart he could become a solid PG in this league.
Speaking of former Blazers PGs, I think we should sign Taurean Green to our playoff roster. That guy still owes us three wins. I think with Dame, you can count on at least one HUGE game in a series. Combine 1 from Dame with 3 from Taurean, and we could take the Warrriors in 7! BNM
I was on the ESPN boards at that time, but I distinctly remember just about everyone being pissed that we did not take Faried.
Yup, I was so pissed that we gave Andre Miller to division rival, passed on Faried, took Smith and got stuck with Felton - and that was even before Felton showed up fat and out of shape after the lockout. I pointed out at the time that Miller was way better and the only time Felton had even been slightly above average was playing for Mike D'Antoni in a system that inflates PG stats. Grrr.... BNM
Nope, Chad Buchanan. He had previously been in charge of college scouting (which makes choosing Nolan Smith over Kenneth Faried even worse) and was promoted to interim GM the same day Cho was fired. BNM
